head and shoulders above something

head and shoulders above something
head and shoulders above (someone/something) much better than other similar people or things.

Chicago's basketball team may be the oldest, but it is still head and shoulders above the rest of the league.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • be head and shoulders above something — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • stand head and shoulders above something — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • head and shoulders above someone — head and shoulders above (someone/something) much better than other similar people or things. Chicago s basketball team may be the oldest, but it is still head and shoulders above the rest of the league …   New idioms dictionary

  • head and shoulders above — (someone/something) much better than other similar people or things. Chicago s basketball team may be the oldest, but it is still head and shoulders above the rest of the league …   New idioms dictionary

  • head and shoulders above — adverb outstandingly superior to in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class * * * head and shoulders above used to say that someone or something is much better than others They are/stand head and shoulders above the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …   English World dictionary

  • head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • head — 1 /hed/ noun TOP OF BODY 1 (C) the top part of your body which has your eyes, mouth, brain etc in it: My head aches. | He turned his head and looked at me. | severe head injuries 2 from head to foot/toe over your whole body: He was shaking from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • head — head1 [ hed ] noun *** ▸ 1 top part of body ▸ 2 your mind and thoughts ▸ 3 leader of group ▸ 4 top/front part of something ▸ 5 white bubbles on beer ▸ 6 where river begins ▸ 7 top of drum ▸ 8 center of spot on skin ▸ 9 for counting animals ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • head */*/*/ — I UK [hed] / US noun Word forms head : singular head plural heads 1) [countable] the top part of your body that has your brain, eyes, mouth etc in it a bruise on the side of her head • Collocations: Verbs frequently used with head as the object… …   English dictionary

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